By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman No Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race currently in existence has produced more Kentucky Derby (G1) winners than the Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The first day of April brings two prominent prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby: the $1.25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Five weeks out from the Kentucky Derby (G1), the prep race action is heating up in a big way. A trio of pivotal qualifiers worth 100-40-20-10 to...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Raise your hand if you're ready for an epic weekend of racing! No fewer than 39 stakes races are scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday...
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For centuries the most admirable trait of the Thoroughbred has been speed. Their ability to carry that speed is what separates the good ones from the great ones. As we soldier our way through the COVID...
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What can be more surreal to racing fans than the Kentucky Derby (G1) postponed until Labor Day weekend, racetracks throughout America being shut down, and major stakes like the Curlin Florida Derby (G1...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Few—if any—Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races have been more productive steppingstones toward the Kentucky Derby than the $750,000 Florida Derby...
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Several days have passed to allow the Kentucky Derby fiasco to sink in. We have had additional angles of the incident and a variety of opinions, some saying it was the right call and others saying it was...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Get ready everyone! An action-packed day of racing is scheduled for March 30 th , with a championship card of racing at Meydan in Dubai being followed...
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We've seen some impressive performances so far on the road to the 2018 Kentucky Derby. The showdown between McKinzie and Bolt d'Oro in the San Felipe comes quickly to mind, along with Justify's romping...
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